Woven fabric.



No. 645,3!8. Patented Mar. I3, I900.

M. R. HARTZ.

WOVEN FABRIC.

(Application filed Apr. 25, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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Reference is to be had to the accompanying UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

MAUD R. IIARTZ, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

WOVEN FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 645,318, dated March 13, 1900.

Application filed April 25, 1899. Serial No. 714,437. (No specimens.)

To (oZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, MAUD R. HARTZ,Of Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented a new and Improved \Voven Fabric, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to fabrics particularly adapted for linings; and the object is to provide a fabric comprising bristles arranged in such manner as to provide a varying degree of flexibility transversely of the fabric, whereby the article lined with the fabric will have varying degrees of flexibility.

I will describe a fabric embodying my in vention and then point out the novel features in the appended claim.

drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a fabric embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The fabric comprises warp-threads 1, of

cotton, linen, or other suitable material, and a woof 2, of hog-bristles. The bristles are arranged with the butts or large ends all pointed in the same direction, so that the gradual taper of the bristles will provide for gradual degrees of flexibility transversely of the fabric.

This fabric is particularly adapted for lining shirtcol1ars; but it will also be found useful for lining cloak and coat collars or other articles where different degrees of stifi ness are desired to make the collar or other article set well and retain its shape.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A woven fabric, comprising warp-threads in combination with weft-threads, the latter being bristles, the butts of which all extend in the same direction.

MAUD R. HARTZ.

Witnesses:

JEAN GUTHRIE, DONALD GUTHRIE. 

